-Newsclick.in The heroic kisan agitation against the farm laws has saved the day for India by defeating Imperialist efforts to undo India’s ‘food sovereignty’. Russia and Ukraine together account for 30% of the world’s wheat exports. Many African countries, in particular, are heavily dependent on them for their food supplies, which are now getting disrupted because of the war. And this disruption will continue since the war is also affecting the acreage...
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Adivasis of India’s Tribal Belt Knock on Delhi’s Door -Vikram Raj
-Newsclick.in Recently, many tribal activists, journalists and human rights activists from Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra came to the Press Club of India to highlight the contemporary situation in the tribal belt of India. New Delhi: Understanding the scope and reasons for anti-tribal violence necessitates a state-by-state comparison. Tribals are oppressed in various ways in every state. The sex industry rings exploit tribals in Madhya Pradesh, while counter-Insurgency operations against Maoists in Jharkhand,...
More »Centre extends police modernisation scheme
-The Hindu It focuses on security, law and order The Union Government has approved the continuation of a police modernisation scheme for five years up to 2025-26 with a financial outlay of ₹26,275 crore. The Union Home Ministry said the scheme includes security-related expenditure in Jammu and Kashmir, northeastern States and Maoist-affected areas, for raising new battalions, developing high-tech forensic laboratories and other investigation tools. The scheme has been approved for the period from...
More »Nagaland: Walkathon organised against AFSPA -Umanand Jaiswal
-The Telegraph Event was first mooted on social media A two-day walkathon got under way in Nagaland on Monday, seeking the withdrawal of the contentious Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 and justice for the victims of the Oting massacre that took place last month. The 74km march from Dimapur to Kohima, which started at 6.30am and would conclude on Tuesday afternoon with the submission of a memorandum to the state governor, is...
More »Nagaland govt to discuss Armed Forces Special Powers Act -Umanand Jaiswal
-The Telegraph Several organisations demand special session after the counter-Insurgency operation led to the security forces killing 14 civilians at Oting in Mon district last week Guwahati: The Nagaland government has decided to hold a daylong special session of the Assembly to discuss the Armed Forces Special Powers Act and the ongoing Naga political talks, stepping up pressure on the Centre to have the “abusive law” repealed. Several organisations, including the Naga Students’...
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